The District government is in danger of losing control of its school buses, again. (Sean Locke/iStockphoto)

The mysterious death of Viola Drath just gets stranger and stranger. The Post’s Josh White and Allison Kleinchronicle the 91-year-old socialite’s tumultuous relationship with Albrecht Gero Muth, 44 years her junior and the self-described lone suspect in her death last week. In e-mails to the Post, Muth describes his “marriage of convenience” and his desire to clear his name. Court records and interviews fill in other details: A string of domestic violence calls, a gay affair, alleged Iraqi army connections, and his habit of “sometimes strolling around the neighborhood in a military uniform consisting of khaki pants and a red jacket and carrying what appeared to be a marching baton and a cigar.”

A year ago, the District was on the cusp of regaining control of costly special-education transportation; now court master wants to take it back (D.C. Schools Insider)